Beautiful Porcelain Morning Glory Floral Brooch

This beautiful brooch came from an estate and features a 1-1/2"  diameter floral - Morning Glory design painted on porcelain. Set in a nice silver frame with a charm at the bottom. Overall brooch including charm is 2-1/2".  Older c-clasp closure. Soft colors of blue, pink, lavender and green.

Portrait Jewelry was a favorite of our ancestors and their skills and

love for the art were passed down for generations. The beautiful images including loved ones, flowers and pastoral romantic scenes were favorite subjects.

Although similar in design, each one became a one of a kind work of art.

Hand painting was of the finest and was done on porcelain, ivory and

other materials. For those not so artistically inclined,(or later for mass production) lithography was applied to the base and then "hand touched" or accented by another. One famous designer of such  lithography was "Fraggonard".

These romantic scenes are usually signed at the bottom. Factories in Limoges, France supplied porcelain blanks and lithographies were done for for young women to use as a parlor craft to increase their "cultural" dowery

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